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H.R. 8399 118th Congress House

Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to further restrict contributions of foreign nationals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 14, 2024 Introduced by: Bryan Steil Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingElections, voting, political campaign regulationRight of privacyTax-exempt organizations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 12, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 559.
Sep 12, 2024
Committee on Oversight and Accountability discharged.
Sep 12, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 118-663, Part I.
May 23, 2024
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 6 - 1.
May 23, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 14, 2024
Introduced in House
May 14, 2024
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action September 12, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 559.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4145 Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act
  • HR 4471 Speech Privacy Act of 2023
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Lee, Laurel M.
Florida · May 21, 2024
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Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · May 14, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8399: Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8399/
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"H.R. 8399: Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8399/.
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H.R. 8399, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8399/.
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